Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services

Course Description

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Official Course Description

This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.

Outcomes

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and explain contemporary personnel management issues.
2. Explain potential personnel management issues.
3. Classify the collective rules, procedures, laws, policies that relate to personnel management issues.
4. Analyze simple/complex personnel management issues from recruitment to retirement.
5. Formulate recommendations and solutions to personnel management issues.
6. Explore organizational development and leadership styles and how they relate to personnel relationships.

Overview

The course is divided into the following core modules:

Module I: Introduction to Personnel Management and Organizational Development

Module II: Motivation and Productivity

Module III: Recruitment, Selection, Promotion, and Human Resource Development

Module IV: Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Corrective Action, and Discipline

Module V: Employee and Labor Relations

You'll be required to actively participate in online discussions and submit written assignments. I think you'll find this course interesting, challenging, and thought-provoking. I'm looking forward to getting to know each of you and working with you this term.

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